4.24 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was such a fun novella to read after finishing Jade Legacy. It gave a small glimpse of some of the characters from the main series while remaining a standalone story. It was so satisfying to see younger versions of those characters appear while also meeting new ones. 

Loved this. It was fun to see No Peak and the Mountain from an outside perspective and to learn more about the role of a clan that is meant to be neutral. Overall, a quick read that fleshes out Janloon even further than the original trilogy.

This little novella encapsulates everything I love about Fonda Lee's Greenbone Saga; intricate and deeply immersive worldbuilding, blood-pumping action and enough heart to make me go through a box of tissues per book. A perfect capstone to an amazing trilogy, I wouldn't have changed a word.

This book RIPS.
adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

4.5 stars ✨

I'm probably biased at this point. The Green Bone Saga is, at this moment, my favourite series of all time. I don't know if there's anything that could top this series anytime soon.

This novella was honestly what I wanted it to be. Brief but enough to pull me in. It's nice that we were able to witness the inner workings of a minor and neutral clan like the Haedo Shield Clan as well as how much authority the police has in comparison to the two biggest clans in Janloon like the Mountain clan and the No Peak clan. We also got to meet Hilo and Lan for a little bit, albeit a much younger version of them. But it was enough to make me feel a bit nostalgic.

Reading this novella made me want to reread the whole series again...

can’t express the love i have for the kaul family they’re everything to me im crying